Katherine Magdalene Rose

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Katherine Magdalene Rose (formerly known as k.m. yarian) is a transgender author and social activist from San Francisco. She was formerly a member of the Episcopal religious community known as the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory before coming out publicly as transgender in 2016. [1] Rose is the author of In Love and Service Bound: The First Forty Years of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory; [2] The Skillfulness of Shepherds: Gregorian Reflections on the Spiritual Life and co-author of Equipping the Saints – two volumes currently used in the Brotherhood's formation program; and For the Balance of My Natural Life [3] – a reflection on Life Vows in the Gregorian Way. She is also the subject of the award-winning documentary "Changing Habits" by Sara Needham, [4] [5] and has appeared in the nationally released via media series produced by Every Voice Network, an advocacy organization in the Episcopal Church for progressive causes.

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Rose’s work in San Francisco includes spiritual advocacy for members of the transgender community and political activism for LGBTQ+ causes. She is noted for her advocacy of Christian anarchism and a commitment to non-violent resistance. Her book "How To Be A Disciple and Digital" (as Yarian), a rudimentary ethics of faith on social media, was released in February 2018 by Church Publishing, Inc. [6]

Her first full length poetry collection, “tribe: fire-songs”, a series of poems reflecting on gender and sensuality was released on Amazon in February 2019. [7] Another full length poetry edition, “winter breviary: a poem of some reverence", a reflection on post-modern spiritual anxiety and the capacity for human violence, was also released shortly after. [8] The following year, she released her most recent collection of poetry lauding the feminine title "she who willows among thorns." [9]

Personal life

Rose married Anthony Anchundo in 2008, just before the passage of Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriages in California. [10] [11]

On October 11, 2017, Rose publicly came out as transgender and non-binary for National Coming Out Day. [12]

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  1. ↑ "The Brothers". The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "In Love and Service Bound". The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Servant" (PDF). Gregorians.org. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Marech, Rona (October 27, 2000). "Film Arts Festival Spotlights City's Independent Spirit". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Docside Film Festival". San Antonio Current . April 11, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "How To Be a Disciple and Digital". Church Publishing. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rose, Katherine Magdalene (26 August 2020). tribe:fire-songs. Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US. ISBN   979-8-6796-2113-8 . Retrieved February 5, 2019.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Katherine Magdalene Rose (February 13, 2019). winter breviary. ISBN   979-8-6796-0483-4 . Retrieved February 14, 2019.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ Katherine Magdalene Rose (November 8, 2019). she who willows among thorns. Independently Published. ISBN   979-8-6796-3134-2 . Retrieved November 9, 2019.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ Conn, Jordan (October 2, 2008). "In Episcopal Church, Gays and Lesbians Pray for Equality". Mission Local. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ Rose, Katherine. "Anchundo-Yarian Wedding 2008". The Guardian . Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ Rose, Katherine (October 11, 2017). "Welcome to me". PunkMonk San Francisco. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.


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